Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-05-26
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THE PENINSULA.

DR.. Harbeson Hickman Of Lewes has
been appointed assistant surgeon at the
Delaware Breakwater Quarantine station.
Captain L. j. Truxton of Rehoboth life.
saving station has removed his family 10
the station and he will he engaged in the
softcrab shipping business during the
summer.
Great blocks of ice, from to II feet
square, still meet the eyes of passengers
on the Columbia & Port Deposit railroad
at Pequea and Safe Harbor, remnants Of
the ice gorge. Cecil Star.
Coulbourn & Go. 3 peach basket factory
at Seaford is now ready for work, The FRI,
expects to turn ont 0 900 peach baskets a
day. II is said they have refused numer-
GUS orders for large lots at five cents n
piece, but are booking all orders nj aix
cents a basket. BreGkto0t.r Limit.
The Denton correspondent of the
Queenstown Mems writes The growing
OF Strawberries has become one of the
leading industries in many PARTS of this
county. 1t is estimated that n, 900 auarts
will be shipped in and around Smith
vile, u small village in the eastern uar,
OF the comfy and quite remote from the
railroad, while John X. Griffin of Tuok
ah0e Neck, perhaps the largest fruit
grower in the county, expects himself 10
be able TO pick at least 81, 1000 quarts
Jacob Alice, his neighbor, will perhaps
grow nearly as many more.
The sturgeon fishermen have closed mn
their seasons work at Bowers Beach and
moved up the river, where fish are more
plenty and where they can get them in
market sooner after they are caught, the
warm weather necessitating quick trans.
portatlon. This season has been one of
the best for years, both in quality OF fish
and prices obtained. Delaware fishermen
will be likely TO hold the Legislature OF
1880 in grateful remembrance for the law
passed prohibiting non residents from
fishing in our waters, thereby giving Del.
aware fishermen the exclusive right and
protecting them in one of the most profit
able interests in the State.--D eId,carean.
The wreckers who thought to save all
and get "a pudding" out of the ship
Uranus, which was stranded ut Rehoboth
lost all. The whole cargo should have
been saved nfter she stranded, but thop
like they wanted the ship and cargo too
The ship was an old hulk % years old,
The captain who was part owner had his
share insured against total loaa. There.
fore it was not part of his business TO in
sist that the ship should be pulled Oh.
The rags, with furniture for John Wanna.
maker, Philadelphia, constituted large
part of the cargo are badly damaged,
but it is fair to be presumed that Mr.,
Wanamaker's interest is provided for
against loss. Breakpate7 Lioht.
On Monday morning last at about 10
O'Clock Revel 0uten attempted to commit
suicide by claiming his feet together and |
precipitating himself headlong into
"Carey's Greek" Mr.. Outen is about "a
years old and has lived for many years on |
his farm situated on the county road lead |
ing from Snow Hill to Pocomoke Oitv |
and about two miles from the latter place. |
Sometime ago he had the misfortune to /
lose his wife and since then has been
heard to say that he had nothing 10 live /
for and nobody to do anything for him.
For two years past he has lived all alone
on his farm with no one around the house
to aid him in doing any kind of work mot |
even women 10 cook for him. When
found Mr.. Outen was near stranQled to /
death. He had chained both feet tooether
and tied rope around his body which |
was fastened to the bridge spanning the
creek near his house. It is supposed this
was done in order that his body could be
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